The peace march was organised by Wana Siyasi Ittihad (WSI) in South Waziristan's Wana town, Dawn newspaper reported. The protest march saw the participation of hundreds of people along with the presence of members of the PTI, Jamaat-e-Islami and other political parties.
The Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi has fielded Bobby Kinaar, belonging to the Transgender community as a candidate for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections from the Sultanpuri-A ward.
Sait, who was elected MLA from Narasimharaja constituency, said the statue would stand as a symbol of the "true history" of Tipu Sultan for the coming generations. Claiming that the history around the warrior have been "distorted" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Haridas Pandey Balmiki, district president of the party's unrecognised workers' forum in Sultanpur Assembly segment, alleged that five-time MLA Jai Kishan was seeking MCD poll tickets for his wife and sons.
Popularly known as the Tiger of Mysore, Tipu Sultan has become a controversial figure, especially since 2015, when the BJP and the Congress fought over the need to celebrate the 18th-century ruler's birthday.
The tourists got amused after taking glimpses of a two-month-old white tiger cub that was released in Maitribagh zoo in Chhattisgarh's Bhilai district on Tuesday.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and some other Dalit organizations approached the municipal corporation seeking permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at the Idgah Maidan in Karnataka's Hubli, which was recently in controversy over the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration.
Only one week ago, Hockey India had announced Rs two lakh each to the players and one lakh each for support staff of the Indian junior men's team who won the prestigious 10th Sultan of Johor Cup.
The Indian Junior Men's Hockey team won the Sultan of Johor Cup on Saturday, defeating Australia. This is India's third overall title triumph and their first since 2014. India won the summit clash via shootout (5-4) after the game was tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation time.
The last time the India Colts won the tournament was in 2014 and earlier in 2013. In the previous two editions held in 2019 and 2018, India had lost the final to Great Britain and had finished third in 2017.